Gramado
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| Nickname(s): Hydrangeas' Garden | ||
 Geographical subdivisions of Rio Grande do Sul. Gramado is highlighted with red. |
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| Coordinates: 29°24′17″S 50°52′35″W / 29.40472°S 50.87639°W | ||
| Country |
 Brazil
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| State |
 Rio Grande do Sul
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| Incorporated | December 15, 1954 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Nestor Tissot | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 237 km2 (92 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 850 m (2,790 ft) | |
| Population (2007) | ||
| • Total | 31,655 | |
| • Density | 133.6/km2 (346/sq mi) | |
| • Demonym | Gramadense | |
| Website | Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul | |
Gramado is a municipality and small tourist town, southeast of Caxias do Sul and east of Nova Petrópolis in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, in the Serra Gaúcha region. The town was originally settled by Azorean descendants and later received a contingent of German and Italian immigrants. Gramado is one of the towns along the scenic route known as Rota Romântica (Romantic Route).
Gramado was originally settled in 1875 by Portuguese immigrants. Five years later, the first German immigrants arrived and these were followed shortly after by Italian immigrants from the Italian settlements in Caxias do Sul.
In 1913, the town seat was moved to Linha Nova, the location of the present-day town center. At this time, Gramado was an unincorporated township within the municipality of Taquara. A railway, brought by Gramado's founder and first administrator, José Nicoletti Filho, arrived in the city in 1921, boosting the local economy. Gramado officially became a village in 1937, when Gramado was already known as a summer holiday resort. Gramado became a municipality on December 15, 1954 by force of State Act 2,522.
Gramado Government is in a strong mayor-council government model, as set forth by the Brazilian Constitution of 1988. Elections for both mayoral and legislative offices are held every fourth year. The Mayor may seek reelection once, while Councilmen have no restriction on terms they may serve.
Executive powers are held by the Mayor of Gramado, who appoints a Cabinet, the heads of several municipal bodies and members of the Planning Commission. The current Mayor is Nestor Tissot (PP) elected in 2008. The current Deputy Mayor is Luia Barbacovi. In the election of 2016 the opposition candidate won, thereby Fedoca Bertolucci takes the City Hall on January 1, 2017.
The city is in a mountain range, averaging 850 meters above sea level.
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